Unconventional Athletes Issue 11

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Following a disaster (or say the zpoc)
the importance of long distance
marathon style endurance will not be
as necessary as quick sprint to escape
danger and explosive strength to dig
out, help carry limp or injured people,
and of course to fight for your life.
Anaerobic endurance will be far more
important than the ability to lightly jog
20 miles.
What is anaerobic endurance? When
your body does work it processes
fuel and oxygen through the aerobic
process. During this process the heart
rate is generally low enough to allow
fuel waste in the muscles to be carried
away and replaced with more fuel. This
is good for long term sustained activity
such as jogging, swimming and other
endurance sports.
Anaerobic is when your activity level
and heart rate get to high too be
aerobic. Your muscles can’t flush waste
out efficiently and lactic acid starts to
build up. Once a muscle reaches high
enough lactic acid it will not be able
to perform and the athlete will hit the
wall so to speak.
Anaerobic endurance is built through
interval training. Pushing your body
very hard for a set time such as 3 to
5 minutes then backing off for 2 to
3 minutes and repeating. This will
increase the time you can push your
body’s anaerobic capacity in a true
life-threatening scenario. If you are
physically fighting for your life this
endurance can literally mean the
difference in life or death, you have to
be able to outlast your opponent. Make
no mistake, anaerobic exercise through
intervals is very hard work.
Isolated muscle workouts should be
replaced with large muscle group or
whole body exercises used to help
muscles work in conjunction with each
other for maximum efficiency and
strength. Exercises that build real world
strength include: heavy pack long hill
hikes, log drag, tire flip, sandbag lifts,
rope drag and buddy carry. These are
just a few exercises that tax the whole
body or large muscle groups and
should be utilized for maximum gains
in strength and anaerobic endurance.
The average person
on an average day
doing moderate
activity needs 2
quarts of water just
to function normally.
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